08 / MAY / 2026 · skippercheck.net/crossword
⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
08 / MAY / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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You're looking at the 08 / MAY / 2026 daily maritime crossword — a free nautical puzzle drawn from our 259-term corpus of COLREGs rules, VHF radio procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary. Every daily puzzle is deterministic — players worldwide saw exactly the same grid on 08 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.
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- Forward movement through the water (7) — HEADWAY
- The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
- The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
- To adjust the tension and alignment of the standing rigging so the mast stands straight and the sails set correctly (4) — TUNE
- A piston or snap hook used to attach the luff of a foresail at intervals along the forestay (4) — HANK
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
- The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
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- The left side of the boat when facing forward (4) — PORT
- A sail that has been trimmed so the wind pushes against the reverse side of the cloth, filling it from behind (5) — ABACK
- A short line led directly from the vessel to the dock, holding the hull close alongside (10) — BREASTLINE
- To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
- A piece of standing rigging running from a chainplate to the upper mast or spreader tip, supporting the mast laterally (6) — SHROUD
- A deck-mounted fairlead, often smoothed or rollered, through which docklines and anchor rode are led cleanly (5) — CHOCK
- The spars, standing rigging, and sail plan collectively — or the act of rigging the boat for sea (3) — RIG
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.